Low Demand For Parties Merchandise

'Merchandise plays a key role in creating buzz about a specific party.' IMAGE: Students participate in a voter awareness campaign at the Government Home Science College in Jabalpur, April 3, 2024.......

Is MNS joining NDA? Raj Thackeray says...

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday said the politics of the state had turned into a mess and it was time people brought about a change. IMAGE: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena......

EVMs can be hacked because ...., claims Digvijaya; BJP hits back

Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Wednesday raised doubts over the reliability of Electronic Voting Machines and demanded that Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail slips be handed over......

Rs 10,000 cr every 15 years: Cost of one nation one election

The Election Commission would require an estimated Rs 10,000 crore every 15 years to procure new Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) if simultaneous polls are held for Lok Sabha and assemblies,......

Modi will have to handle expectations of diverse groups

Politicians involved in policymaking believe that since India is a poor country, taxpayers are a tiny privileged lot from whom every penny needs to be mercilessly extracted by hook or by crook,......

Zynga, seeking salvation, names Microsoft Xbox head as CEO

Zynga Inc's decision to bring in the head of Microsoft Corp's Xbox business to replace founder Mark Pincus is a bold stroke that was hailed on Wall Street, but it still leaves questions as to who......

US stock futures signal sharp drop

US stock index futures signalled a sharply lower open on Friday after a Republican proposal for averting the 'fiscal cliff' failed to get enough support.Futures for the S&P 500 were down 1.4 per......

Security costs for India poll soar 50%

Soaring security expenses mean this month's parliamentary election will cost India over 50 per cent more than the last such poll in 2004. Election officials are concerned that during the month-long......